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Kirsten

šŸ””Please help!!šŸ”” I got this big beautiful plant on NYE and, after 2 days in quarantine to make sure it was ok, I repotted it. The roots were healthy and everything looked fine. I rinsed it down and repotted it. I felt the pot it was in was a little big, especially since I took off some dead leaves and in the removal of old dirt and rinsing, some little roots broke off. Iā€™m wondering if the pot I repotted it in is too small? It seemed appropriate for the root ball, but maybe wasnā€™t? I have 3 yellowing leaves now, and I know plants can go into shock after repotting, but I donā€™t want to lose any more leaves! šŸ«£šŸ˜« please help advise is this a normal transition and I should cut off the yellow leaves? Or repot into the original pot it came in? **in the last pic: the blue outer pot is the original pot it came in, the inside pot is the smaller size I repotted it in.

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  1. Phil

    It may not be anything you did. If you had to remove dead leaves then these yellow leaves could just be a reaction to previous actions before you bought it. If the roots fit into the pot without jamming them, then you should be fine. I would wait and observe, Just a suggestion, I always avoid, is you are placing that plant way down into another planter. I always avoid doing anything like that because to me, it restricts air flow. Just my two cents and it may or may not be correct.

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    • Kirsten

      I appreciate the suggestion! Iā€™ll take it out of the bigger pot.

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  2. Plantgirly

    Have you been keeping the soil too wet? These plants like to dry out a bit before watering them again. If you are letting it sit in water for longer than an hour or two itā€™s going to suffocate the roots and kill them and then cause root rot. Iā€™d use a clear pot next time to be able to keep an eye on root health without disturbing the plant. TL/DR: check the roots!!!

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    • Kirsten

      I checked the roots when I repotted it a little over a week ago and they were fine and I watered it after repotting but havenā€™t watered since because Plantaā€™s watering schedule hasnā€™t identified it as time yet. I checked the soil yesterday and it was fine.

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  3. Wolfen šŸŗ

    I think you just sent it into shock. Not that I don't repot plants I get a fair amount. But diff can be sensitive, and disturbing the root ball enough you had roots breaking off as probably a lot for it, abd during acclimating. I would just truck on and not worry to much.

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    • Kirsten

      Thank you!

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